Data Scientist

Isn’t it time you did something for yourself?

We think so, too. That’s why we want you to come Be Your Own CEO at Unacast.

At Unacast, we believe that unlocking the black box of human mobility data is the key to advancing innovation to provide a truly transparent and accurate understanding of the real world.

It's literally uncharted territory, which means a sense of adventure is a must. Want to come along?*

*Unacast is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage you to apply

We are hiring a Data Scientist with experience in machine learning

As Unacast grows within the location data industry, we are expanding our product portfolio. Therefore, we are looking for an enthusiastic Data Scientist to join our data team and be a part of modeling data products based on various contexts to provide trustworthy location insights. 

The data team is multidisciplinary, with product, data engineering, data science, machine learning, and MLOps coming together in one team on full-cycle data product development. While closely collaborating with various teams and stakeholders within the company, we have the freedom of innovation and experimentation to develop high-quality and privacy-friendly location data insights that can change the location data industry for good. Specifically for the role we are looking for, you will develop ML models that predict visitation to locations by using additional context (e.g., census data, GPS data, transaction data...).

This is an on-site hybrid position (with 2-3 days in the week working in our Oslo office). In case of relocation, Unacast will not handle the Visa application or relocation.

Our main office is in the heart of Oslo, where we meet every week with our international colleagues, both for work and for socializing. Being part of Unacast means being part of a friendly workplace, with care for each other, and opportunities to grow within the company.

What you will be doing

• Full-cycle product development - from discovery to market release and beyond - by creating data models that provide useful insights.
• Planning, designing, and executing ML workflows together with your team.
• Experimenting with new ML ideas and testing how they can improve existing products.
• Working closely with product and marketing to help understand the benefits of our products for customers.

Who we think you are

• You have an academic degree equivalent to a Bachelor's or higher in data science or a similar field.
• You have about 1 year (or more) of experience in data science using machine learning models.
• You have rich experience using Python code for data preprocessing.
• You have some experience using ML in notebooks (Jupyter, Colab...).
• You have excellent communication skills and are proficient in English.
• You are a positive force. Adaptable and full of curiosity, you enjoy a high degree of collaboration and playing in a team.
• You love tackling challenges and are passionate about data insights.
• ... and it is positive if
• You are comfortable with SQL (especially BigQuery).
• You are familiar with GCP.
• You have experience using tabular data for modeling.
• You have experience using deep neural networks.
• You have experience in MLOps.
• You have experience working with geospatial data.
• You have experience using PyTorch or Tensorflow.

Most relevant technologies

• BigQuery + BigQuery ML
• Python
• Colab / Jupyter notebooks
• Git
• Apache Airflow
• Visualization tools: Kepler.gl, Looker, Plotly

What we expect of you

• We expect you to be positive-minded with a “can do” attitude to tackle challenges together with your team.
• We are a startup, so things can change fast and you need to be agile and proactive on this journey.
• We bring models into production which can mean that your team will have an on-call schedule.
• ...do all this while having fun!